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Oasis of the Seas Cruise Review to Caribbean - Western
7 Night Western Caribbean (Ft. Lauderdale Roundtrip)
Sail date: July 16, 2016
Ship: Oasis of the Seas
Cabin type: Balcony
Cabin number: 11608
Traveled as: Couple
Reviewed: 8 years ago
Review summary
The first few days are overwhelming. It is a huge ship and there are a lot of things going on (maybe too much, it's hard to make it to all the events you would like to try). The food is good, I hate how much is wasted. Some of the meals featured in the dining room is also in the buffets but it is nice to sit down to a nice conversation and not be surrounding by kids running around (which seems to be a thing that some parents find acceptable). Be mindful that not everyone has good manners, but you are on vacation...try to ignore it! Plenty of space to hide away, the ports were beautiful. Make sure you have something planned for Falmouth since there is nothing there. The private island is also good, nice and relaxing. You don't have to do anything but bring your towel. I did not purchase any of the extra island activities. Walking around and playing on the beach was enough for me.
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Ports of call
Ft. Lauderdale (Port Everglades), Florida
Labadee (Cruise Line Private Island)
4 Comments
dandycruiser 8 years ago
mbm2015 8 years ago
@dandycruiser It was reported that there were over 6800 passengers and although there is plenty of space to shop, eat, chill, swim, etc (don't worry about overcrowding), it was just a lot to take in. This was my first RC cruise so maybe I just wasn't use to all of the people looking for things to do. It seems as EVERYONE was just out walking around lol.Each level has something different to do so we (me, my husband, and another couple) just didn't know where to start. We decided to grab something quick to eat and take a nap. We met for dinner and looked over the map and activities. We decided to spend the next Sea Day exploring the ship and we were fine afterwards. The daily itinerary has a lot of stuff to participate in and most of the shows are offered more than once. You can find a schedule of shows on your RC account or the TV in your room.
@Meghad23 It depends... If you prefer a shopping, resort, beachy type thing, then I guess you would pick MoBay (we didn't go there so I don't have details). We wanted to explore the natural side so we went to Dunns Falls. We didn't do an official tour or excursion. Instead, we took a cab (located within the port) which gave us the flexibility to explore a little bit more. Our driver was willing to make pit stops for food, liquor, gifts, etc and gave us inside scoop about Jamaica. Either way, I think it's about an hour in either direction. I heard other people mention Bob Marley's home. We google the directions and a lot of time would be spent driving to and from since it's on the other side of the island.
meghad23 8 years ago
Thanks for the review! My BF and I will be going on the Oasis in September and cant wait. Same ports as well.Any recommendations for Jamaica?
dandycruiser 8 years ago